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Papal States

former territory in central & NC Italy, ruled by the papacy from the 8th cent. until 1870

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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